Senior Software Engineer, Commodities Risk & PnL

Balyasny Asset Management

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London, United Kingdom
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78 days ago
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About Balyasny Asset Management

Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) is a global multi-manager hedge fund offering diversified investment strategies across equities, macro, commodities, and systematic trading.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Commodities Risk & PnL

As a Senior Software Engineer, Commodities Risk & PnL, you will join the Commodities technology team to build and support platforms powering risk, P&L, and trading workflows. You will work closely with portfolio managers and traders to develop user-focused applications, data workflows, and tools while maintaining proprietary trading platforms for reliability and performance. Your daily responsibilities include troubleshooting production issues, automating manual processes, and documenting systems across the technology stack. The role requires expertise in Python and experience building production-grade Risk & PnL platforms involving market data, valuation, and time-series datasets. You will solve complex problems within the commodities and energy markets, specifically addressing gas, power, and oil trading. Preferred technical skills include Rust or C++. You must possess strong communication skills to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders in a front-office environment.

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What you'll do

  • Build and enhance platforms, tools, and data workflows for risk, P&L, and trading.
  • Develop user-focused applications and services specifically for portfolio managers and traders.
  • Partner with business users to translate complex workflows into effective technical solutions.
  • Maintain and improve proprietary trading platforms for reliability, performance, and stability.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and participate in on-call support rotations.
  • Automate manual processes to improve operational efficiency across the technology stack.
  • Integrate internal systems with shared services across the firm's infrastructure.
  • Document technical systems, workflows, and standard operating procedures.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience (preferred: trading, risk, or front-office environment).
  • Strong Python skills and experience with data-centric applications.
  • Experience building and supporting production-grade Risk & PnL platforms.
  • Depth of experience in risk, P&L, valuation, and market data.
  • Strong understanding of software engineering best practices and the software development lifecycle.
  • Ability to work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience in commodities or energy markets (preferred); Rust, C++, time-series data, or knowledge of gas/power/oil markets (preferred).

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